According to Gallup, a record number of Americans feel like the country is divided right now

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For those who can't resist talking politics over stuffing and pie, the conversation could get heated, especially in households where Republicans and Democrats share a meal.

Fights about politics at the Thanksgiving table are common, but this year they might get even more intense.

According to Gallup, a record number of Americans feel like the country is divided right now, and in an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll before Election Day, six in ten respondents said that the campaigns had made them feel less proud to be American.